Biology:Gaius cooperi
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Short description: Species of spider
| Gaius cooperi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Gaius |
| Species: | G. cooperi
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| Binomial name | |
| Gaius cooperi Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018[1]
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Gaius cooperi is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2018 by Australian arachnologists Michael Rix, Robert Raven and Mark Harvey.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in south-west Western Australia in the Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest and Mallee bioregions. The type locality is Forrestania, some 400 km east of Perth.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rix, MG; Raven, RJ; Harvey, MS (2018). "Systematics of the giant spiny trapdoor spiders of the genus Gaius Rainbow (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae: Aganippini): documenting an iconic lineage of the Western Australian inland arid zone". Journal of Arachnology 46 (3): 438–472 [458].
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Species Gaius cooperi Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/ba78cdbc-63df-4afe-ba89-3f85c210d7d3.
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